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Dedicated Hosting
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Benefits
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A dedicated web server hosted by Addison will:
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 Provide better performance than a shared hosting environment and offer the
flexibility to enhance the platform with custom and third party components
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Lay important groundwork for customized web content management systems, visitor
tracking reports, and other web-based business tools
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Open up the future possibility of moving your web operations in-house with minimal
hassle and expense
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Addison Technologies recommends a dedicated server configuration for larger
corporations, high traffic web sites, and any organization that has made the
web central to their profitability. A dedicated web server guarantees that you
get the full performance you are paying for, rather than sharing processor space
with multiple other sites. In addition, a dedicated web server eliminates the risk
of your web site being affected by malicious or careless code running on other sites.
Perhaps most importantly, a dedicated web server gives you the flexibility to customize
your web platform as needed. To protect the security of our clients' sites, Addison
prevents the introduction of proprietary applications and components into our shared
hosting environment. With a dedicated server, you would have the freedom to incorporate
new technologies and custom built online components into your web site at your own
discretion.
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Software Recommendations
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Addison Technologies recommends Windows 2000 Server as a hosting platform.
We have years of experience configuring and monitoring web sites on the Windows
platform. In fact, a quarter of all sites on the Internet currently utilize Windows,
including major online business such as OfficeDepot.com, BarnesAndNoble.com,
and Dell.com. We further recommend Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 as an online database
engine for data management tasks such as handling online orders, tracking visitor
activity, and serving up dynamic web content. SQL Server 7.0 is an enterprise
strength relational database management system, capable of handling hundreds of
gigabytes of information and thousands of simultaneous users. Beyond this, we
can customize the components of your dedicated server to meet the precise needs
of your web initiative.
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Hardware Considerations and Price
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As with all of Addison Technologies' services, we can tailor a dedicated hosting
plan to meet your needs and your budget. We will discuss the costs and benefits of
various hardware components with you before settling on an ideal configuration.
These hardware specs will ultimately determine the cost of your dedicated hosting
plan. It could run as low as $350/month or much higher based on expected web site
traffic and other performance considerations. We highly recommend a UPC backup power
supply and RAID 5 hard drive configuration for any high-performance web server. All
of our hosted sites are connected to the Internet on a dedicated UUNet T1 connection
and backed up to an external storage device daily.
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Groundwork for Web-based Business Tools
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Addison Technologies' development team specializes in building custom online
solutions for our clients. These web based applications are tailored to run ideally
on our customized software platform. Hosting your web site with Addison Technologies
opens the possibility of integrating a number of powerful applications directly into
your web site and intranet. Online tools we have built in the past include inventory
management systems, customer point-of-contact systems, messageboards, knowledge-bases,
visitor tracking systems, event calendars, time tracking systems, and online ordering
systems, as well as a number of highly customized solutions specific to a
client or industry.
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Moving towards In-house Hosting?
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Many organizations have at some point wrestled with the decision of whether to
address their web hosting needs with an on-location web server and Internet
connection. A dedicated web server maintained by Addison Technologies is a positive
step towards the goal of moving your web site needs in-house. At any point, you
have the option to purchase your dedicated machine and bring it to your location;
our consultants can assist you in moving and reconfiguring the machine to operate
in the new environment. And of course, if you decide not to bring your hosting
in-house, your site will remain in good hands for years to come.
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Contact us with any hosting questions you may have.
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